Ironing board



April 17, 1928. 1,666,607

w. T. ROGERS IRONING BOARD Filed March 16, 1927 Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

3 VVABIDN131G131"13. ROGERS," on Brian CITY, Kansas;

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Application filed 'March 16,1927., Serial No, 175,7s4.-

This invention relates to ironing boards.- and more articularl to a fOlCllIl IIODIHO" board which may be applied toa table or other support and firmly held in engagement 6 therewith but at the samc'time allowed to be easily detached from the table when its'use is no longer required. One object of'the invention isto provide theironing board with a prop adapted to rest upon the floor and having one end por 'tion constituting a jaw for engaging the upper surface of the table to which the board is to be attached. I p I Another object of the invention is to pivotally connect the prop with the ironing board by meansof a pivot pin which serves not only as means to pivotally mount the prop but also constitutes a means of which the board may bevertically ironing board attached to a on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The ironing board-.1 may be of any desired length and width and adjacent its butt end is formed w1th a slot 2; Bearing strlps 3 are secured against the under face of the board 1 and extend longitudinally thereof at opposite sides of the slot 2. These. bearing strips may be secured in any deslred manner,

and in order to reinforce them and prevent. them from being moved downwardly out of proper engagement with the ironing board, there has been provided a yoke 4 which straddles the bearing strips, as shown in Fig. 3, and has its arms extending upwardly and bent to provide portions 5 which extend transversely across the under face of the iron ing board and are secured thereto by screws or other suitable fasteners 6. The yoke not only serves to support the bearing strips but also serves to reinforce the butt end portion of the ironing board and prevent it from splitting.

The prop 8 which is intended to rest upon the floor, as shown in Fig. 1, is formed from a strip of wood of such thickness that it may it between bearing strlps 3 and have lining '12 cam through the adjusted and moved into proper engagement a perspective view showing- Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken" plane,

one end portion extend upwardly'through the slot-'2. This end portion is, recessed, as shown at 9,.to receive the upper face and marginal edge face of the top 10 ofatable or other suitable support 11 and, therefore, may be said tojconstitute a support engaging jaw. The recess 9 is provided with a to prevent it from slipping out of engagement with the table or of scratching the same and the lower floor engaging end of the prop may also be covered with felt or rubber, as shown at 13, to prevent it from slipping. In order :to pivotally mountlthe prop, there has been provided apivot pin 14 which tapers longitudinally, as shown in Fig. 3, and is passed through the openings 15 and 16 formed in the bearing strips and prop. By referring to Figs. Qand 3, it will be seen that the openings 15 and 16 are of much greater diameter than the smaller end of the pivot pin- Therefore, the pivotpin may be slid longitudinally through these openings and since the pin is tapered it constitutes a cam element adapted .to impart vertical movement to the board by engagement with the lower edge portionof the opening 16 andnpp'er edge portions of the openings 15.

When the board is in use," the prop is swung downwardly from'the board and in doing so itsend portion formed ,with the recess 9 is moved upwardly through the slot 2. The board can now be applied to the table'with the butt end of the board extending beneath the table top and the recessed jaw forming end of the prop overlapping the upper face of the table top. The weight of the board and engagement of the lower end of the prop with the floor will cause the table top to be gripped between the board and jaw forming end of the prop. Therefore, the ironing board will be firmly engaged with the table. If. it is "found that the board does not extend in a horizontal pin 14 longitudinally through the openings in'the prop and bearing strips and the cam action which takes place between the pin and the marginalportions of the openings formed in the prop and bearing strlps will 1 impart vertical movement to the board and forceit to assume a horizontal position. It will thus be seen that the board may be applied to tables having tops of diflerent thicknesses and caused to assume a hori formed of felt or rubber in order it is merely necessary to move the zontal position; When use of the board isport with the adjacent end of said board no longer required, it is merely necessary to swing the free end portion of the board upwardly so that its butt end is moved downwardly away from the table top and the board can be easily moved away from the table. The prop can then be folded.

against the under face of the ironing board and the board stood upright against a wall or' in a cupboard untll 1ts use 1S again required.

1 1. An ironing board having a slot leading from one end intermediate. its width, bearing strips secured against the under face ofv -'said board at opposite sides of the slot and formed with ahned openings, a prop extend ing between said strips and formed with an opening between the Opfilllllgfl of the strlps,

said prop having one end portion adapted to extend upwardly through said slot and constltuting a aw for engaging the upper face of a support with the ad acent end of said board extending beneath the support, and a tapered pin extending through the openings of the strips and prop to pivotally mount said prop, said pin being movable longitudinally through the openings, to effeet vertical adjustment of the board by engagement with the walls of the opening.

2. An ironing board, a bearing strip secured against the under face of said board and formed with an opening, a prop having a portion disposed at one side of said strip and formed with an opening opposite the opening in the strip, said prop having one end portion adapted to extend upwardly above the ironing board and constituting a jaw for engaging the upper face of a suptive to each other,

and prop to pivotally mount the prop, said pin being tapered and movable longitudinallythrough the openings to engage the walls of the opening and effectvertical adjustment of the board when the pin is moved;

3. An ironing board having a slot leading from one end intermediate its width,

v bearings depending from said board at opposite sides of said slot, a prop extending between said bearings and having one end adapted to extend upwardly through {said slot and constituting a jaw for engaging the upper face of a support with the adjacent end of the board extending beneath the sup: port, and a pivot niovably mounted in said bearings and prop, connecting them together, said pivot embodying means to verticallyadjust said bearings and prop relative to each other on movement of said pivot.

4. An ironing board, a prop beneath said board having one end portion adapted to extend upwardly above the board and engage the upper face of a support with the adjacent- 611(l'0'f the board extending beneath the support, the prop and a portion of the board havingopenin'gs formed therein, and a tapered pin passing through openings in the prop and board for pivotally connecting said prop with said board and movable longitudinally through the openings in engagement with the walls thereof for" vertically adjusting the board and prop rela- In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

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